“Whether they say they hate me or not, I couldn’t care less, If we just continued the way that we were going, we would have stayed up”- Tyler Adams addresses Leeds controversial exit after £23m legal threat as he claims club could have avoided PL relegation if they had not sacked Jesse Marsch

Bournemouth and USMNT midfielder Tyler Adams has reflected on his time at Leeds United last year, leaving in bitter circumstances having previously been a fan favourite at Elland Road.

Leeds’ current stint in the Championship is one that came in quite unsavoury circumstances, off the back of some controversial transfers after relegation.

Two sought legal action to depart, both to Bournemouth in the summer window of 2023, as Tyler Adams jumped ship for £23million.

Adams has now addressed his time at Leeds in a conversation with former US Men’s National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard for the Daily Mail. The 25-year-old said: “It was a no brainer [coming to Leeds]. “I honestly didn’t really know what I was getting myself into. When things are going really, it’s amazing – the best thing ever. But when things aren’t going well…”

Hamstring issues restricted Adams to just three Premier League appearances for the Cherries last season and his rancid luck with injuries curried very little sympathy among supporters back in Leeds. He insists that their working class history and attitude is something that chimes with him, regardless of what they say about him.

“It’s a team and a city built off hard work, it’s blue-collar,’ he said. “I resonate with those fans unbelievably well – to this day. Whether they say they hate me or not, I couldn’t care less.”

He also believes that had his American compatriot and former RB Leipzig and New York Red Bulls boss Jesse Marsch stayed in his post at Elland Road then Leeds would not have been relegated, a position Marsch himself has consistently put forward since his sacking. “We were actually in a good position when Jesse got fired,” said Adams. “I thought that if we just continued the way that we were going, we would have stayed up.”